THE 



GARDENER 



DECEMBER 1869. 



OUR NEW ARRAITGEMENTS FOR 1870. 



H E Proprietors beg to intimate to their readers that 

 they have made new arrangements in regard to the 

 editing of the ' Gardener/ which they trust will prove 

 acceptable to their Subscribers, extend the usefulness of 

 the publication, and secure a largely-increased amount of public sup- 

 port. Commencing with the Number for January 1870, the duties of 

 the Editorship will be jointly discharged by Mr William Thomson, 

 Dalkeith Gardens — who, since the establishment of the ' Gardener,' 

 has done so much to insure its marked success, and who will continue 

 to give the work the benefit of his great practical experience — and 

 Mr Richard Dean, Ealing, London. 



The aim of the Proprietors in adopting these new arrangements is 

 to give to the 'Gardener' a broader character than has yet belonged to 

 it, and to make it acceptable in all parts of the United Kingdom, by 

 including the widest range of subjects related to Horticulture. Prac- 

 tically, the Proprietors seek to give to the work, which will be hence- 

 forth published in London, the tone and scope belonging to a national 

 horticultural organ. 



While the general line which has been followed in the past, and 

 which has proved so successful under Mr Thomson's management, 

 will be adhered to, a larger prominence will be given to Floricul- 

 ture ; and, especially in the department of Florists' Flowers, every 

 endeavour will be made to supply the latest and fullest infor- 

 mation. This department will be under the immediate superinten- 

 dence of Mr Dean. All special information of interest will be 

 chronicled in its projper place ; condensed reports of the leading Exhi- 



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